Gu Jianing didn’t understand why Sheng Zexi was so kind to her.
Because of what Wen Zhuqing had done, she was now wary of anyone who showed her kindness.
So, with that doubt in mind, she asked him directly.
Sheng Zexi looked at her and said, “What if I told you that in a future life, we were husband and wife? We lived happily together for decades and had three lovely children. Would you believe me?”
“In that future life, I knew that your past self—this you—was suffering. So back then, I wished that if I could return to this past, I would find you and treat you well.”
Future life?
Shouldn’t the normal expression be “past life”?
Husband and wife?
How could she and Sheng Zexi be husband and wife?
And children?
A pang of pain flashed in Gu Jianing’s eyes.
Ever since she was pulled from the river that time, she had been unable to conceive. Over the years, despite studying countless medical texts and seeing numerous doctors, nothing had worked.
How could she possibly have three children with him?
Children were something she longed for but could never have.
Gu Jianing assumed Sheng Zexi was joking.
But as they spent time together, watching how well Sheng Zexi understood her, Gu Jianing sometimes felt a flicker of doubt. Could it be that what Sheng Zexi said was true?
A few days later, the entire Gu family arrived at the hospital.
Sheng Zexi looked at the Gu family members before him. They appeared much more weathered than the ones he had known in the future life.
Yang Manman hadn’t taken the college entrance exam. Gu Yunting had wanted to come to Haicheng to develop his career but was blocked by Wen Zhuqing. The couple argued frequently, in part because they had no children.
Gu Yunnan’s wife, Su Miao, had died in childbirth, the baby not surviving either. Gu Yunnan now looked twenty years older than his actual age.
Gu Yunzhou’s university acceptance letter had been taken by Wen Zhuqing. In subsequent attempts, even when he passed the college entrance exam, Wen Zhuqing blocked him again. Now, he was farming at home.
“My Ningning!” Old Man Gu and Yao Chunhua embraced Gu Jianing, crying.
Only later did they learn of the evils Wen Zhuqing had committed.
“Father, Mother, brothers, sisters-in-law, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I was wrong to trust Wen Zhuqing.” Gu Jianing admitted her mistakes, but she knew that admitting them now was far too late. Everything had already happened and couldn’t be changed.
Unless… unless everything could be undone. But was that possible?
Although Gu Jianing had constantly sacrificed her family’s interests for Wen Zhuqing in the past, she was still their daughter, their sister. They couldn’t bring themselves to abandon her.
So they treated her kindly still.
One by one, they vowed to take revenge on Wen Zhuqing.
Sheng Zexi immediately outlined the retaliation he had already begun against Wen Zhuqing.
In just a few days, Wen Zhuqing, who had once been high and mighty, had been brought down and was now facing multiple criminal charges that would land him in prison for a long time.
The Gu family couldn’t stay away from home for long, and Gu Jianing’s health required ongoing care.
In the end, Sheng Zexi stepped in and convinced the Gu family to let him take care of Gu Jianing.
Gu Jianing didn’t know exactly what Sheng Zexi had said, but ultimately, her family agreed.
After the Gu family left, Sheng Zexi resumed his attentive care of Gu Jianing.
After Gu Jianing was discharged from the hospital, Sheng Zexi found a place for her to settle down comfortably.
Upon learning that she wanted to study medicine, he also arranged for teachers to instruct her.
After she moved there, Sheng Zexi continued to visit her regularly.
As time passed, Gu Jianing began to feel that, apart from a lack of physical intimacy, their life together was like that of a married couple.
Two years passed in the blink of an eye.
Gu Jianing was not cold-hearted. During these two years of care, she had been deeply moved by Sheng Zexi.
She knew he held a high position and that he remained unmarried. But she also knew she was not worthy of him.
Just as Gu Jianing was considering running away to suppress these feelings,
Sheng Zexi proposed to her.
“Why do you want to marry me? It can’t just be because you like me, can it?” Gu Jianing asked, stunned.
Sheng Zexi smiled. “Besides that, there doesn’t seem to be any other reason, does there?”
“But you know about me. My past is so terrible, and I can never have children…”
“Neither can I!” Sheng Zexi told her about his injury that had left him unable to father children.
In the future life, Ningning had long told him about the childbearing system.
Gu Jianing was shocked.
“So, don’t you think we’re a perfect match?”
“Please say yes. I will treat you well.”
In the end, Gu Jianing agreed.
Their wedding banquet was held in Huaihua Village. Sheng Zexi gave her the respect and dignity that Wen Zhuqing had never afforded her.
Their married life was more wonderful than Gu Jianing could have imagined.
Sheng Zexi truly honored his promise, treating her with unwavering kindness.
So much so that she often felt she was dreaming.
With Sheng Zexi’s help, the Gu family also gradually recovered.
With the care of Old Chen, whom Sheng Zexi had introduced, Yang Manman successfully became pregnant. Gu Yunting went to Haicheng to develop his career.
Gu Yunnan, who didn’t have grand ambitions, opened a courier company in his hometown, earning a living while taking care of his child.
Gu Yunzhou was re-admitted to Jing City University. Later, he met the same junior who became his wife in the future life. They married, and he dedicated himself to scientific research…
Everyone’s life was back on track.
Sheng Zexi’s position continued to rise until it reached its peak.
As in the future life, he retired at sixty to stay by Gu Jianing’s side.
By then, Gu Jianing had become a well-known physician. Though her achievements were not as great as in the future life, they were still impressive.
However, in this life, both Sheng Zexi and Gu Jianing were in poor health.
They passed away together when Sheng Zexi was sixty-five. In this life, they had no children.
Gu Jianing felt that meeting Sheng Zexi in this life was her blessing.
Just before she closed her eyes for the final time, Gu Jianing had a dream.
She dreamed of the future life. She dreamed of everything she had shared with Sheng Zexi there, of their children, and so much more…
It was as if the memories of that future life had returned to her mind. Gu Jianing wept.
She tightly held Sheng Zexi’s hand and murmured, “So in that future life, I lived so happily. How wonderful, how wonderful.”
Her life this time was half-perfect. But her life in the future was truly complete.
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